Abu Mohammad al-Julani

Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani was the leader of the Al-Nusra Front during the Syrian Civil War.

Biography
Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani was born in the Golan Heights area of Syria, and he used his birthplace as his kunya ("Jawlani" is Arabic for "Golani"). During the Syrian Civil War, he joined al-Qaeda and created an affiliate group for them, the Al-Nusra Front. His goal was to overthrow the Syrian Arab Republic and institute sharia law throughout the country, and he allied with groups such as the Islamic State (so brutal that al-Qaeda excommunicated them; the Al-Nusra Front fought with them as often as they allied with them) and the moderate Free Syrian Army. His men were a critical part of the opposition and they were the most aggressive and successful, but the United States and their coalition bombed the Al-Nusra Front in September 2014 - they were allies of the Islamic State and they were affiliated with al-Qaeda. On 28 September, they swore vengeance against the coalition countries.